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Tag: Anti-Racism

Centering

November 24, 2019 melhpine

We are to imagine UU congregations as not only ignorant of their “lack of readiness” but also “resistant” to learning anything about it.

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Can We All Be Racist?

June 3, 2018 melhpine

My anti-racist friends tell me I just don’t understand, or recognize, the systemic nature of racism. But no culture lives under just one system.

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Opinion | The History of White Power; New York Times

April 19, 2018 melhpine

Rather than focus on the 50,000 or so active hard-core racists truly responsible for horrible acts, we spend our our emotional anergy on that white guilt we seem to enjoy.

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Blame the System, but Which One?

February 15, 2018 melhpine

We are all bits and pieces of biological, ethnic and cultural identities, and we are all subject to a complex interplay of systems.

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The Anti-Racist Glossary

November 26, 2017 melhpine

With an assist from this blog’s co-founder, Rev. Kate Braestrup, I’m offering this handy anti-racist glossary. as a public service.

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Rev. Kate Braestrup is an author, chaplain, and itinerant preacher based in Maine. Mel Harkrader Pine is a blogger and community lay minister based in Northern Virginia. His Tibetan dharma name is Urgyen Jigme. We welcome comments and guest articles, as long as they contain no ad-hominem attacks or blanket condemnations. Contact us if you’re interested in writing for Truly Open Minds and Hearts. We won’t disclose your identity if you prefer to use a pseudonym, but we do insist on knowing who you are.

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